BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the second-straight year, Campbell established a new record for sending its alumni to Major League Baseball.  Six Campbell alumni played in the major leagues in 2025, one more than the previous record of five set a year ago.
 
On June 23, Allan Winans was recalled by the New York Yankees from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and became the sixth former Camel to see MLB action during the 2025 season.  He joined Thomas Harrington (Pittsburgh Pirates) Seth Johnson (Philadelphia Phillies), Cedric Mullins (Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets), Zach Neto (Los Angeles Angels) and Ryan Thompson (Arizona) at baseball's highest level.
 
Johnson and Winans helped their teams earn postseason berths, but neither was added to the initial playoff roster.
 
After spending eight seasons as the starting centerfielder with the Baltimore Orioles, Mullins was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for three pitching prospects just before the July 31 trading deadline.
 
In 2024, Johnson, Mullins, Neto, Thompson and Allan Winans (Atlanta) all played in major league games, marking the first time that five former Camels appeared in MLB in the same year.
 
Thomas Harrington | Pittsburgh Pirates | AAA Indianapolis Indians
Tabbed as the number three prospect in the Pirates organization, Harrington made his major league debut on April 1 and was called up twice by the parent club.  He has appeared in three games with Pittsburgh, including his first career MLB start against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Harrington has compiled a 0-1 won-lost record with a 15.58 ERA and seven strikeouts in 8.2 innings on the major league level.  He was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Aug. 2.
 
With Indianapolis, he posted a 7-9 mark with a 5.34 ERA and 90 Ks in 96.0 innings over 21 appearances (20 starts).
 
In three professional seasons, Harrington has made 69 pitching appearances in the minors (67 starts) and posted a 21-18 record, 3.73 ERA and 351 whiffs in 340.2 frames.
 
Drafted in the first round (36th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2022, Harrington received a $2 million signing bonus.  He was named the Big South freshman of the year in 2021 and the Big South pitcher of the year in 2022.  In his final year at CU, the All-American led the nation with 12 wins (12-2) with a 2.53 ERA and 0.94 WHIP. He struck out a program-record 111 batters while walking just 18.
 
Seth Johnson | Philadelphia Phillies
Johnson split the season between Philadelphia and the Phillies' Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.  He helped the Phils win the National League East Division title but was not added to the post-season roster for the NLDS. 
 
With Philadelphia, Johnson made 10 appearances, all in relief, and posted a 1-1 won-lost record with a 4.26 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 12.2 innings.
 
Converted to a reliever as pitching primarily as a starter in his 6-year pro career, Johnson's four-seam fastball touches 99 miles per hour.  In 39 games (4 starts) this year at Lehigh Valley, he posted a 5-5 record, 4.75 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 60.2 innings.
 
Named the No. 12 prospect in the Phillies system, Johnson has made 108 career minor league appearances (66 starts), posted a 14-22 record, 3.22 ERA and fanned 342 batters in 304.1 innings.  He made his major league debut with the Phillies on Sept. 8, 2024.
 
The 40th overall selection in the 2019 draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, Johnson was acquired by the Phillies in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles on June 30, 2024.  The Rays swapped him to the Orioles on Aug. 1, 2022.  In one season at Campbell (2019) after transferring from Louisburg JC, Johnson made 14 appearances, including 11 starts, while posting a 3-3 record with 85 strikeouts across 66.1 innings.
 
Cedric Mullins | Baltimore Orioles
 
After spending his first eight seasons as the starting center fielder for the Baltimore Orioles, Cedric Mullins was traded to the New York Mets on July 31 in exchange for three pitching prospects.
 
In 42 games with the Mets, Mullins batted .182/.284/.281 with four home runs, 10 RBI and eight stolen bases.  At the time of the trade, Mullins led the Orioles in home runs (15), stolen bases (14) and RBI (49) in spite of a 10-day stint on the injured list in early June.  In 91 games at Baltimore, Mullins batted .229 and ranked second on the team with 19 doubles. 
 
His combined numbers with Baltimore and New York in 2025 included a .216 batting average, 23 doubles, 17 homers, 59 RBI and 22 steals in 133 games.
 
Over his 8-year MLB career, Mullins is batting .247 with 103 homers, 337 RBI, 147 steals and a .992 fielding percentage in 826 games. 
 
He was Baltimore's 15th-round pick in the 2015 draft and made his major league debut on Aug. 10, 2018.  Mullins was the starting center fielder for the American League in the 2021 All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger Award after becoming the first Orioles player to hit at least 30 home runs (30) and steal 30 bases (37) in the same season since the franchise moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954.
 
In his only season at Campbell after transferring from Louisburg JC, Mullins batted a team-leading .340 with 59 runs scored and an astounding 34 extra base hits in 2015. He tallied 23 doubles with seven triples and four home runs, tacking on 23 stolen bases.  Mullins was named Second Team Atlantic All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Second Team All-Big South.
 
Zach Neto | Los Angeles Angels
The Angels' top pick in the 2022 draft set career highs in multiple offensive categories during his third season as the team's everyday shortstop.  He played in 128 games before finishing the season on the 10-day injured list with a left hand strain after being hit by a pitch on Aug. 20 and aggravating the injury on a swing on Sept. 11. 
 
Neto logged career MLB season highs for runs (82), home runs (26), batting average (.257), OBP (.319), slugging (.474) and OPS (.793).   He went 129-of-502 at the plate with 29 doubles, 62 RBI and 26 stolen bases for his second-straight 20-20 season.
 
After only 48 minor league games, he was called up to the Angels and made his MLB debut on Apr. 15, 2023.  The 13th overall pick in 2022, Neto has played in played in 367 career major league games and slashed .247/.316/.440 with 190 runs scored, 80 doubles, 58 homers, 173 RBI and 61 stolen bases.
 
Neto won back-to-back Big South player of the year honors in 2021 and 2022 and was the tournament MVP in '23.  The highest draft pick in program history and was a unanimous 2022 All-American choice.  The Miami native slashed .403/.500/.751 in 100 career games at Campbell, where he set the school's all-time batting average record among hitters with 300 ABs, second all-time in OBP and slugging.
 
Ryan Thompson | Arizona Diamondbacks
Thompson concluded his third season as a relief pitcher with the Diamondbacks and sixth overall in the big leagues in 2025.  He appeared in 48 games this year with a 3-2 record, 3.92 ERA, one save, and 36 strikeouts in 41.1 innings.  Originally selected by Houston in the 23rd round of the 2014 MLB draft, he has pitched in two World Series – in 2020 for the Tampa Bay Rays and 2023 for Arizona.
 
In six major league seasons since making his MLB debut on July 24, 2020 with the Rays, Thompson has made 254 pitching appearances with an 18-16 record, eight saves, a 3.54 ERA and 208 Ks in 241.1 innings.
 
In two seasons at Campbell, Thompson led the Camels to back-to-back Big South title games and the program's first league championship in 24 years in 2014.  The 2013 Big South pitcher of the year after leading the Camels to a 49-10 record and the conference regular season title, he was named tournament MVP one year later.
 
Allan Winans | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees)
 
Winans was called up by the New York Yankees twice during the 2025 season.  He made three appearances, including one start and posted a 0-1 record with an 8.68 ERA over 9.1 innings.  He was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 29.  Like Johnson in Philadelphia, Winans helped his team earn a playoff spot, but was not added to the Yanks' wild card round postseason roster.
 
In his first season with the Bronx Bombers' Triple-A team, Winans compiled a 12-1 record with a 1.63 ERA in 21 outings (18 starts) for the RailRiders.  He struck out 105 batters in 991.1 innings.
 
He made eight MLB starts with the Braves over the 2023 and 2024 seasons and compiled a 1-4 record, 7.20 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 40 frames.  The Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Jan. 23, 2025.
 
In eight seasons in organized ball, Winans' has made 149 minor league pitching appearances (63 starts) and owns a 32-22 record, 2.70 ERA and 483 Ks in 513.1 innings plus 16 saves.
 
Originally a 17th round selection of the New York Mets in the 2018 draft, the Braves claimed him off waivers on Dec. 8, 2021.  Winans made his MLB debut on July 22, 2023 with the Braves.
 
The Big South pitcher of the year in 2018, Winans posted a 6-4 record with a 2.73 ERA and 96 strikeouts in just 82 innings. He turned in 10 quality starts, and his 10.49 Ks per 9 innings that season was a program record at the time.
 
Minor Leagues
 
Spencer Packard | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners)
A non-roster invitee to MLB spring training with the Mariners, Packard batted .278 with 24 doubles, 10 home runs and 75 RBI over 116 games this season at Triple-A Tacoma.  He owned a .391 on-base percentage while slugging .413.
 
A ninth-round choice of the Seattle Mariners in the 2021 draft, Packard reached AAA for the first time in the '24 season.  In 431 minor league games over five seasons, the 2021 All-American owns a .283/.389/.431 slash line with 91 doubles, 46 homers and 274 RBI. 
 
As a senior in 2021, Packard ranked fourth in the nation and first in the Big South Conference with 67 RBI on his way to earning second-team All-America honors.  He helped lead Campbell to NCAA Regional finals in 2019 and 2021.
 
Ty Cummings | AA | Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays)
Cummings posted a combined 8-4 won-lost record with a 3.29 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 123.0 combined innings between Double-A Montgomery and the Triple-A Durham Bulls. 
 
Acquired in an offseason trade with Seattle, Cummings was named the Southern League pitcher of the week on April 20, Cummings posted a 7-4 record with a 3.34 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 116.0 frames over 26 games (19 starts) at AA.  At Durham, he posted a 1-0 record with a 2.57 ERA over 3 outings (1 start).
 
Now in his second pro season, Cummings has compiled a 12-9 won-lost mark, 3.72 ERA and 216 Ks over 239.2 innings over 54 appearances (45 starts).
 
Chosen in the seventh round of the 2023 draft by the Seattle Mariners, the right-handed hurler was Campbell's most-used bullpen arm over his three seasons (2021-23), making 74 total appearances, good for the sixth-most total appearances in program history. He logged 135 total strikeouts in 154.1 innings of work with a career 4.37 ERA while earning Big South all-conference honors twice.
 
Cade Kuehler | High-A | Rome Emperors (Atlanta Braves)
Kuehler spent the year on the 60-day injured list after offseason surgery on his pitching arm.  He made his professional debut in 2024 and made 12 starts with the (Single-A) Augusta GreenJackets and (High-A) Rome Emperors.  He posted a 3-6 record with a 3.74 ERA with 48 strikeouts over 53 innings before going on the injured list July 19, 2024. 
 
Chosen by Atlanta in the 2nd round (70th overall) of the 2023 draft, Kuehler was an All-Big South first-team pitcher in 2023, going 8-1 with a team-best 2.71 ERA. He compiled 243 career strikeouts, the third-most in program history and the only pitcher in the program's top 10 to reach that mark in just three seasons.  
 
Cole Peschl | High-A | Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins)
Peschl opened his first professional season at Single-A Fort Myers before being promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids on May 21.  He owned a 5-2 record with a 2.49 ERA and one save while fanning 67 hitters over 68.2 innings in 15 appearances (11 starts).  He was placed on injured list on July 25.
 
Chosen in the 15th round of the '24 draft by the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander led the Camels with 83 strikeouts over 69 innings and made 16 starts with a 3-3 record and 5.48 ERA in his only season at CU.
 
Aaron Rund | High-A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee Brewers)
In his second professional season, Rund sported a 2-4 record with five saves and a 5.09 ERA over 36 relief appearances in 2025.  He struck out 44 batters over 46 innings. 
 
In 75 career minor league games, Rund sports a 6-6 record, 3.93 ERA, 13 saves in and 100 strikeouts in 103.0 career professional innings.  He signed a non-drafted minor league free agent contract with the Brewers on Dec. 19, 2023.
 
In three seasons at Campbell (2021-23), Rund went 12-3 with a 4.90 ERA and 156 strikeouts over 150 2/3 innings and helped the Camels to three NCAA regional appearances.
 
Bryce Arnold | High-A | Vancouver Canadian (Toronto Blue Jays)
In 80 games during 2025, Arnold batted .235 with 11 homers and 44 RBI while splitting time between Single-A Dunedin and the High-A Vancouver Canadians.
 
In 55 games at Single-A Dunedin, Arnold hit .256 with nine home runs and 31 RBI.  After moving up to Vancouver, the shortstop batted .188 with one homer and 13 RBI in 25 contests before being released Aug. 15. 
 
He has played in 208 career minor league games (including three at the Triple-A level) since signing with the Blue Jays organization as a non-drafted free agent in 2023.   Arnold was named All-American in for the Camels in 2023 after leading the Big South Conference with 19 doubles.  He played in three-straight regionals for Campbell (2021-23).
 
Ernie Day | A | Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
Signed by the Cardinals organization to a minor league free agent contract on Feb. 18, Day made 17 relief appearances and posted a 0-2 record and a 7.20 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 15.0 innings at Single-A Palm Beach in the Florida State League before his release on Aug. 3
 
In his three pro seasons, he has made 45 career appearances with a 3-4 record and 10.47 ERA and 42 Ks in 38.2 innings.  He was a 14th round choice in the 2023 draft by the Seattle Mariners, Day made 14 appearances in his only season (2023) with the Camels after transferring from Iowa Western.
 
Grant Knipp | Rookie | ACL Mariners (Seattle Mariners)
Knipp spent the full 2025 season on the injured list after undergoing surgery.  He was selected as a two-way player in the sixth round of the 2024 draft by the Seattle Mariners.  Despite playing in only 29 games due to injury, Knipp was named first-team All-CAA in 2024 after batting .402/.547/1.029 with 18 home runs and 46 RBI.  On the mound, he had a 1.59 ERA and two saves in six relief appearances.  After signing with the Mariners on July 23, Knipp did not play in any games during the 2024 minor league season. A 6-foot-2 catcher, Knipp was named first-team all-conference and the 2023 Big South tournament MVP.
 
Derek Vartanian | Rookie | FCL Braves (Atlanta Braves)
Vartanian signed a minor league free agent contract July 17, 2024, with the Atlanta Braves, but has yet to make his professional debut.  He spent the entire 2025 campaign on the injured list.  In his only season at Campbell (2024) after transferring from Gaston College, Vartanian posted a 1-2 record with a 7.36 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 11 innings in three games before sitting out the rest of the year due to injury.
 
Jake Murray | Rookie | FCL Twins (Minnesota Twins)
After earning All-CAA honorable mention recognition in 2025, left-handed pitcher Jake Murray signed a minor league free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.  He led the 2025 Camels with 15 starts and fanned a team-high 82, which tied for third in the CAA. Murray finished the season with a 4-2 record, 4.68 ERA over 59.2 innings and held opponents to a .220 average. Murray struck out a career high 14 and did not allow a hit in 6.0 innings against Texas State this season. At the end of the regular season, he was 12th in the NCAA in strikeouts per nine innings at 12.64.
 
Murray finished his 3-season Campbell career with a 4.60 ERA in 38 appearances, making 19 starts. He pitched a total of 101.2 innings holding opponents to a .212 batting average.
 
Dalen Thompson | Florence Y'alls | Frontier League (Independent)
After signing with the Florence (Ky.) Y'alls of the Pioneer (Independent) League, Dalen Thompson batted .286 with 11 doubles, one homer, eight RBI and 10 stolen bases over 34 games.  He homered in his first professional at-bat in the circuit that includes 18 teams spread over the U.S. and Canada, including the Kinston (N.C.) Bird Dawgs.
 
In his final season with the Camels, Thompson was named a member of the 2025 All-CAA Second Team after batting .330 on the season and making 51 appearances with 49 starts in center field. The Dunn, N.C., native ended the year with a 29-game on-base streak, which consisted of a 12-game hit streak (April 13-May 10). 

Thompson finished his Campbell career boasting a .313 batting average including 160 hits, 28 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, and 110 RBI over 162 games.